Scented wax melts are often marketed as safer alternatives to candles because they’re flame- and smoke-free. But in a study ...

Researchers reporting in ACS Agricultural Science & Technology have addressed many of the major challenges associated with ...

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Discovered method for long-term storage of blood plasma Organized America's first large-scale blood bank Dr. Charles Richard Drew broke barriers in a racially divided America to become one of the most ...

Bempedoic acid is a hydroxyalkane diacid and the active ingredient in hypercholesteremia medication. Under the name ESP 55016, it was first described in 2004 by Michael E. Pape and co-workers at ...

Photography allows us to capture light as fixed images. You have probably seen many photographs in your life in all forms. They may have been print photos, pictures in magazines, or digital photos on ...

Most ways of collecting images are based on the contact of light with materials. Film cameras catch images on light sensitive film that is developed into pictures using special processes. Digital ...

All matter is made of very small units called atoms. Atoms are so small they cannot be seen using a regular microscope. Scientists have discovered a way to “see” atoms using a special instrument ...

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Learn more about imaging, technology, and the fascinating chemistry behind it.

The first Pinhole camera (Camera Obscura) was used to trace an image. Camera Obscura is used to make an image on metal plates coated with chemicals. This was when the first permanent photograph was ...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a way to investigate the surface features of some materials. It works by “feeling” or “touching” the surface with an extremely small probe. This provides a ...